Comments on: Calculated Consumption https://www.isegoria.net/2010/08/calculated-consumption/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 21 May 2026 16:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Mike Miller https://www.isegoria.net/2010/08/calculated-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-14121 Mike Miller Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:38:56 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=21399#comment-14121 Only a small percent of consumers will move into a mode of calculated consumption. The majority of consumers are hooked on spending much as a drug addict is hooked on meth. It feels good, thus they spend. In addition retailers are great at selling. They know more about the individual consumers’ buying habits than the consumers know about the product they are purchasing. The consumer is outmatched.

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2010/08/calculated-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-12348 Isegoria Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:34:34 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=21399#comment-12348 From what I’ve seen, people buy the boat for the experience of boating and end up just owning the object.

]]> By: David Foster https://www.isegoria.net/2010/08/calculated-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-12302 David Foster Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:15:06 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=21399#comment-12302 “People are happier when they spend money on experiences instead of material objects.” It’s not that simple; the experiences and the objects are connected. You buy a boat, usually, because you want to have the experience of boating, not just to own the object.

“Stop trying to outdo the Joneses,” but the attempt to outdo the Joneses, as executed by the college-educated and status-hungry, is at least as likely to involve spending on experiences as spending on objects.

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